Richard Adams Engineers is not your "typical" book educated engineering firm. We are Engineers with Finance Degrees. Engineers with construction backgrounds. Engineers with industrial plant experience. Engineers who have expired carpenter cards. Basically, engineers with actual field experience that know what works and more importantly what does not work!

Our firm takes pride in the fact that our firm employs not only engineers and draftspersons, but contractors, detailers, estimators, and project managers as well. Our well-versed staff allows us to perform well on all aspects of the project at the same time being conscience of cost implications, project schedules, and construction feasibility.

Our firm has a full, on site, drafting team with many of our draftspersons having more than 10 years experience. This invaluable experience is reflected in the clarity of the finished plans as well as the timely manner in which they can be prepared. Our firm depends on this experience to enable us to produce plans in the compressed design schedules we are often given. Our drafting team utilizes the latest in AutoCAD software, which allows us to coordinate with Architects and other design professionals without delay, ultimately producing a clean and concise set of construction plans.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RICHARD RAY ADAMS, P.E. PRINCIPLE

Richard Adams has worked in the construction industry for over twenty five years with experience in the Florida market for over twelve years. Mr. Adams has been involved in all aspects of the construction business, as an engineer, as a contractor, and as an engineer for a construction materials manufacturer. He has been responsible for the design and construction of commercial, industrial projects and "large scale" residential with duties in these projects including project estimating, construction project management, structural engineering consulting, and production of contract drawings and documents.

Mr. Adams has twenty five years of construction experience which began as a carpenter apprentice. Formerly project manager/engineer for R.J. Prossen, Inc. a design/build construction firm which performed all of the design in-house. During this employment Richard Adams' duties included construction project management, as well as, all of the structural engineering for the firm. Prior to this employment, Mr. Adams was chief engineer and head of quality control for Double E Structures located in Belmont, California, a pioneer in composite cement based construction materials and a manufacturer of precast concrete structures. He managed projects from single story school buildings and warehouses to six story office buildings. Also, a former regional manager of engineering for 17 western states and international territory for Inryco, Inc. located in Los Angeles, California and project engineer for Inryco, Inc. located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a manufacturer of cold formed steel products. Projects included structural frame and curtain wall systems for multistory buildings up to 37 stories.

Mr. Adams holds a MBA with a concentration in finance from University of South Florida and graduated with honors from Milwaukee School of Engineering - Milwaukee, Wisconsin earning a B.S. degree in Architectural Engineering.

 

 

Douglas K. Haven, P.E.

Douglas Haven graduated from the University of South Florida with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1992.  Douglas is presently responsible for structural design, renovations, remodeling or repairs on multiple projects including but not limited to office buildings, churches, industrial facilities, hotel, municipal, and agricultural buildings.

Mr. Haven joined Richard Adams Engineers & Consultants, Inc. in 2005.   He brings with him several years of experience in the building industry and in the engineering field 

 

Laura Minton, E.I.

Laura Minton graduated from the University of South Florida with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering in 2002. Ms. Minton joined Richard Adams Engineers & Consultants, Inc. in 2002.  Laura is presently assigned in the engineering department providing a wide variety of tasks for multiple projects including industrial design on tilt wall warehouses, commercial design for retail/medical buildings, residential addition/renovations to custom homes and other specialty engineering projects. 

 

David S.Maas, E.I.

David Maas graduated from the University of South Florida with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering in 2004.  Mr. Maas joined Richard Adams Engineers & Consultants, Inc. in 2004..  David is presently assigned in the engineering department providing a wide variety of tasks for multiple project types, including office buildings, churches, industrial facilities, hotel, municipal, and agricultural buildings. With this experience, Mr. Maas became proficient in drafting, engineering, manufacturing and construction.

 

 

 


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